Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix 2017 Results & Highlights

The first MotoGP of the 2017 season, Qatar Grand Prix won by Viñales followed by Dovizioso. It took place from 24th to 26th March 2017 at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. Marc Márquez was the defending champion of MotoGP 2017 who won the title at the 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix. Jorge Lorenzo will now ride for Ducati and Maverick Viñales has joined Yamaha. Here you can watch complete Qatar MotoGP 2017 highlights video and race results.

Qatar MotoGP 2017 Full Race Replay Video

Qatar Grand Prix 2017 Results

Pos.

Rider

Bike

Points

1

Maverick VIÑALES

Yamaha

25

2

Andrea DOVIZIOSO

Ducati

20

3

Valentino ROSSI

Yamaha

16

4

Marc MARQUEZ

Honda

13

5

Dani PEDROSA

Honda

11

6

Aleix ESPARGARO

Aprilia

10

7

Scott REDDING

Ducati

9

8

Jack MILLER

Honda

8

9

Alex RINS

Suzuki

7

10

Jonas FOLGER

Yamaha

6

11

Jorge LORENZO

Ducati

5

12

Loris BAZ

Ducati

4

13

Hector BARBERA

Ducati

3

14

Karel ABRAHAM

Ducati

2

15

Tito RABAT

Honda

1

16

Pol ESPARGARO

KTM

17

Bradley SMITH

KTM

18

Sam LOWES

Aprilia

19

Danilo PETRUCCI

20

Andrea IANNONE

21

Alvaro BAUTISTA

22

Johann ZARCO

23

Cal CRUTCHLOW

The 2017 Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix weekends starts with the first free practice sessions on Thursday, 23rd March, unlike other Grand Prix while MotoGP second and the third free practice sessions are on Friday, 24th March. The qualifying sessions for all three classes will take place on Saturday, 25th March and the main race will begin on Sunday, 26th March.

Schedule of MotoGP Qatar 2017

THURSDAY: SEASON PREVIEW/FREE PRACTICE

Session times:

Moto3 FP1: 3pm-3.40pm

Moto2 FP1: 3.55pm-4.40pm

MotoGP FP1: 4.55pm-5.40pm

Moto3 FP2: 5.55pm-6.35pm

Moto2 FP2: 6.50pm-7.35pm

FRIDAY: FREE PRACTICE

Session times:

MotoGP FP2: 3pm-3.45pm

Moto3 FP3: 4pm-4.40pm

Moto2 FP3: 4.55pm-5.40pm

MotoGP FP3: 5.55pm-6.40pm

SATURDAY: FREE PRACTICE/QUALIFYING

2.30pm-6.30pm, BT Sport 2

Moto3 QP: 3pm-3.40pm

Moto2 QP: 3.55pm-4.40pm

MotoGP FP4: 4.55pm-5.25pm

MotoGP Q1: 5.35pm-5.50pm

MotoGP Q2: 6pm-6.15pm

SUNDAY: RACE DAY

12.45pm-2.30pm, BT Sport Extra 2: Warm-ups – Live

2.45pm-4.15pm, BT Sport 2: Moto3 Race – Live

4.15pm-5.45pm, BT Sport 2: Moto2 Race – Live

5.45pm-7pm, BT Sport 2: MotoGP Race – Live

Losail International Circuit, Qatar

The Losail International Circuit located in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The circuit was opened on 2nd October 2004 for the inaugural event the Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar. The main straight is over a kilometre in length and track is 5.4 km in length. It is surrounded by artificial grass designed to stop the sand encroaching on the track similar to the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.

Qatar MotoGP 2017 Highlights

United Kingdom (UK) viewers can watch anticipated 2017 season opener Qatar Grand Prix live on BT Sports 2 while United States (US) viewers can catch live action on FoxSports.

TenSports will have live coverage of 2017 Qatar Grand Prix in India and sub-continent and beIN Sports will broadcast MotoGP live in middle-east countries. If any reason, you miss the live race then here you can watch Qatar MotoGP 2017 highlights video which will be updated just after the race.

Qatar MotoGP Preview:

This will be the most experienced lineup because 21 full-time riders and only one rookie make the grid in the opening race with around 95 grand Prix wins between them.

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